Boutique Hotel Carpe Diem

Lovely place with free afternoon tea. Walking distance to Main Street. Wish could come here in a better weather next time

Lovely experience at this hotel! The setting is very charming and peaceful. The grounds are pleasant for relaxing. The staff is very helpful, answering all of our questions, making recommendations, and caring for us well. The room was large and comfortable (with good working AC, which was important to me), even big enough for in-room massages! If we were to return to Paraty, I'm sure we'd return to Carpe Diem.

We were sad to leave here, which says a lot! Beautiful quaint hotel perfectly located for the historic town of Paraty, literally a 3 minute walk away! Our 2 rooms were in a separate building which shared a quiet, pretty courtyard area. Rooms were clean, spacious, well equipped with comfortable beds. The mini bar items were very reasonably priced. Breakfast was always delicious with a great selection of hot and cold items. We also really enjoyed the afternoon tea and again delicious cakes! Camilli , the manager, spoke excellent English and a positive guest experience was always her priority. The other hotel staff didn’t speak English but nowadays this isn’t a problem with Google translate and everyone was always super friendly! The main public area of the pousada with the pool, chill-out area and restaurant was so pretty and tranquil. It was a shame the pool wasn’t heated - my kids found it a little too cold for swimming but I think this is the norm in Brazil. My only very small negative was that we’d used the laundry service for a lot of items and it wasn’t until afterwards that I’d realised one of the items - brand new for the trip - hadn’t been returned to me (partly my fault for not checking through everything before check out). Camilli did try to arrange for it to be sent to our next destination but it was unfortunately too late. All in all, a super little pousada and I would 100% recommend a stay here.

Excellent!! Look no further, this is the place to stay while visiting Paraty! The rooms are spacious and clean. Great service, you will look forward to 5pm for coffee, tea and delicious orange cake. Breakfast is delicious with homemade eggs your way, fruit and various breads. The staff is kind and generous with their time. They helped book us a boat with a sailor to take us island hopping for the day. The best $240USD for a family of 4 to spend a sunny afternoon. The location is great as well, just a 5 min walk into town.

I have been recently to this nice and cosy hotel. The staff is very nice, they serve a nice breakfast with wonderful cakes. There is a quite good atmosphere in this place. It's very close to the center city, shops and restaurants. We loved staying there.